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'Neanderthals Among Us' review
Helen Wickstead reviews Peter Sahlins’s *Neanderthals Among Us*, which chronicles the scientific and cultural history of Neanderthals from their 1856 discovery to modern DNA insights. The book shows how stereotypes evolved and warns against genetic determinism, noting recent findings that interbreeding was mainly Neanderthal male × human female.
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